Today: 7 February 2026
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Khadija Saeed

A dedicated markets reporter, she covers stocks, macroeconomics, and major business developments with a sharp eye for detail and accuracy.

MSCI hits pause on crypto index kick-out plan — Strategy pops after-hours

MSCI hits pause on crypto index kick-out plan — Strategy pops after-hours

New York, January 6, 2026, 18:07 (EST) MSCI said on Tuesday it has decided “not to implement” a proposal to exclude digital asset treasury companies from its MSCI Global Investable Market Indexes as part of its February 2026 index review, and will instead open a wider consultation on the treatment of non-operating companies. https://app2.msci.com/webapp/index_ann/DocGet?format=html&lang=en&pub_key=DD3Olh5uInk%3D The decision matters because MSCI benchmarks are widely used by passive funds that track indexes. A removal can force automatic selling, while inclusion can keep a stock in front of large pools of index-linked money. MSCI’s stance was not a clean all-clear. It said companies on
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Robinhood stock slides after-hours as order-flow settlement notice hits wires, traders eye earnings

Robinhood stock slides after-hours as order-flow settlement notice hits wires, traders eye earnings

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 18:00 ET — After-hours Robinhood Markets shares slipped 1.2% in after-hours trading on Tuesday after a settlement administrator published details of a proposed $2 million resolution in long-running “order flow” litigation. The stock was last at $121.70. GlobeNewswire The notice matters because it reopens scrutiny of how trades get routed and priced — a sensitive issue for retail brokerages. The case focuses on market orders executed at worse prices than the “national best bid or offer,” the top quoted prices in public markets. The legal update landed as investors continue to trade Robinhood as a
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Intel stock rises after hours as CES “Panther Lake” debut and Melius upgrade sharpen focus on 18A

Intel stock rises after hours as CES “Panther Lake” debut and Melius upgrade sharpen focus on 18A

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:55 EST — After-hours Intel (INTC.O) shares rose 1.6% to $40.04 in after-hours trading on Tuesday, after trading between $38.98 and $40.30 during the session. The move followed the chipmaker’s CES product rollout and a fresh “buy” call from Melius Research. At the CES trade show in Las Vegas, Intel launched its Panther Lake laptop processor line, the first built on 18A — the chipmaking process that defines how densely transistors are printed onto silicon. CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the company hit its pledge to ship first 18A products by the end of 2025, while
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Oracle stock slips after hours as Jefferies sticks with $400 target — what ORCL traders watch next

Oracle stock slips after hours as Jefferies sticks with $400 target — what ORCL traders watch next

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:53 EST — After-hours Oracle shares rose 0.6% to close at $193.75 on Tuesday, after trading between $190.78 and $194.83. The stock was down 0.05% at $193.65 in after-hours trading as of 6:00 p.m. ET. Public The moves come as Jefferies kept a bullish call on Oracle, a name that has drawn sharp debate on Wall Street over how quickly its cloud expansion converts into profit. In a sector outlook published on Monday, Jefferies analyst Brent Thill said there was “far more upside than downside” at current levels. MarketWatch Jefferies flagged Oracle’s push to add
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UnitedHealth (UNH) stock gains as TPG nears Optum UK deal report, analysts lift targets ahead of earnings

UnitedHealth (UNH) stock gains as TPG nears Optum UK deal report, analysts lift targets ahead of earnings

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:51 EST — After-hours UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares rose on Tuesday after Sky News reported private equity firm TPG was close to buying the insurer’s Optum UK unit. The stock ended the regular session up $7.03, or about 2%, at $348.97. Reuters The report lands weeks before UnitedHealth is set to post full-year results and give 2026 financial guidance, a read-through on medical cost trends and pricing across its insurance and services businesses. UnitedHealth has said it will report on Jan. 27, before the market opens, and host a conference call at 8 a.m. ET.
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AppLovin stock drops even after Benchmark names it a 2026 top idea

AppLovin stock drops even after Benchmark names it a 2026 top idea

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:47 EST — After-hours AppLovin Corp shares fell 4.5% to close at $604.58 on Tuesday and were last down 2.5% at $617.24 in after-hours trading. The stock swung between $595.51 and $632.04 during the session. Yahoo Finance The drop came on a day when Wall Street pushed to fresh records, underlining how quickly traders have been rotating in and out of high-priced growth names at the start of the year. With big benchmarks pressing higher, investors have shown little patience for stocks that wobble after a strong run. AP News Benchmark analyst Mike Hickey named
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UNG slides as warm-weather outlook drives U.S. natural gas-linked stocks lower

UNG slides as warm-weather outlook drives U.S. natural gas-linked stocks lower

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:26 EST — After-hours The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) fell 3.1% to $11.28 in Tuesday trading, as the latest drop in U.S. natural gas prices weighed on gas-linked funds and producers. ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas (BOIL) fell 2.8%, while inverse fund ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) rose 2.7%. The move matters because the U.S. is in the core winter heating season, when small shifts in temperature forecasts can quickly change demand for gas used to heat homes and businesses. When forecasts turn warmer, traders typically price in smaller withdrawals from underground
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Nvidia stock dips after hours as Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin AI chip rollout

Nvidia stock dips after hours as Huang flags China H200 orders and Rubin AI chip rollout

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:34 (EST) — After-hours Nvidia (NVDA.O) shares were down about 0.5% at $187.24 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after CEO Jensen Huang said “it’s just going to be purchase orders” that show whether Chinese customers can import the company’s H200 AI chip. CFO Colette Kress said the U.S. government was working “feverishly” on export licenses, while Huang said Nvidia had fired up its supply chain as demand in China was “quite high.” Reuters The China update landed as Nvidia used the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to outline its next data-center platform, Vera Rubin,
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XRP price today: Spot XRP ETF inflows hit $48 million as traders watch $2 support

XRP price today: Spot XRP ETF inflows hit $48 million as traders watch $2 support

New York, January 6, 2026, 17:24 EST — After-hours XRP eased on Tuesday as it gave back part of an early-week rally, trading at $2.29 and down 1.8% over the past 24 hours, CoinMarketCap data showed. CoinMarketCap Traders have pointed to growing demand for U.S.-listed spot XRP exchange-traded funds as a key support for prices. Spot ETFs hold the underlying token directly, and Fast Company reported, citing CoinDesk data, that spot XRP ETF inflows reached $48 million on Monday alone. Fast Company The flow story matters because Wall Street is moving deeper into crypto wrappers that trade like stocks. Morgan
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Bitcoin price today slips near $93,000 as Morgan Stanley ETF filing puts Coinbase, Strategy stock in focus

Bitcoin price today slips near $93,000 as Morgan Stanley ETF filing puts Coinbase, Strategy stock in focus

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:31 (EST) — After-hours Bitcoin fell 1.2% to $93,112 on Tuesday after trading between $91,409 and $94,346, while U.S.-listed crypto-linked stocks were mixed in after-hours trading. Strategy slid 4.1% and Coinbase fell 1.7%, while Marathon Digital dropped 2.6% and Riot Platforms rose 1.3%. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity’s FBTC fell 1.9% and 1.8%, respectively. Morgan Stanley filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch exchange-traded funds — portfolios that trade like stocks — linked to bitcoin and solana, deepening a major U.S. bank’s push into digital assets. “A bank entering the crypto
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Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock jumps after hours after MSCI drops index-exclusion plan for bitcoin treasuries

Strategy Inc (MSTR) stock jumps after hours after MSCI drops index-exclusion plan for bitcoin treasuries

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:39 EST — After-hours Strategy Inc (MSTR) shares rose 5.1% to $166 in after-hours trading on Tuesday after MSCI said it would not implement a proposal to exclude “digital asset treasury companies” — firms that hold large crypto positions on their balance sheets — from its global stock indexes. MSCI said companies with digital asset holdings representing 50% or more of total assets would keep their current index treatment for now, while it opens a broader review of non-operating firms and freezes some inputs used to set index weights. Strategy closed down 4.1% at $157.97
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Gold price nears record and lifts Newmont stock after hours — what investors watch next

Gold price nears record and lifts Newmont stock after hours — what investors watch next

New York, Jan 6, 2026, 17:18 EST — After-hours Newmont Corp (NEM) shares were up 5.5% at $109.20 in after-hours trade on Tuesday, tracking a sharp move higher in the gold price and a rally across the mining group. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) gained 3.1%, while the VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) added 4.1% and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 1.1%. Gold extended gains as the U.S. seizure of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro lifted demand for safe havens, with investors also looking ahead to Friday’s U.S. jobs report. Spot gold was up 0.8% at $4,485.39 an ounce by 1:40 p.m.
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Stock Market Today

Exxon Mobil stock price just tagged a new high — what could move XOM when markets reopen

Exxon Mobil stock price just tagged a new high — what could move XOM when markets reopen

7 February 2026
New York, Feb 7, 2026, 05:50 EST — Market closed. Exxon Mobil shares ended Friday up 2.03% at $149.05, notching a fresh 52-week high as energy stocks tracked a broad U.S. equity rally into the weekend. (MarketWatch) The setup for next week looks less tidy. Oil has been swinging on U.S.-Iran headlines, and that tends to spill straight into big integrated names like Exxon. Brent settled at $68.05 a barrel on Friday while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. benchmark, finished at $63.55. “We keep going back and forth on this Iran situation,” said John Kilduff, a partner at
Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

Corning stock price hits record close — what’s driving GLW and the next big test

7 February 2026
Corning shares jumped 8.3% to a record $122.16 Friday, gaining 11% over two sessions amid strong demand for AI infrastructure stocks. The move follows a $6 billion optical fiber deal with Meta and upgraded company forecasts. Shares traded as high as $122.56 and rose 0.6% after hours. COO Avery Nelson sold 1,894 shares for tax withholding, retaining 66,050.
PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

PepsiCo stock: €2.5 billion bond deal lands as investors size up the price-cut gamble

7 February 2026
PepsiCo priced €2.5 billion in euro notes across four maturities, with settlement set for Feb. 11, according to an SEC filing. The company plans to use proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying commercial paper. Shares closed at $170.49 Friday, up 1.8%. PepsiCo is also cutting U.S. snack prices by up to 15% after consumer pushback.
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